The shape of the head in the ears is flat, the muzzle is small, tapering to the nose. A distinctive feature of these dogs is large and convex, widely set eyes of a round shape. Cavaliers ears set high, hanging, with elongated hair. Scissor bite. The neck of the dogs is medium in length, has no suspension, smoothly passes into the shoulders. The body is stretched, the back is straight, passes into the smoothly beveled croup of the dog. The limbs are straight, parallel, the legs are small in size. The tail is set low (sometimes docked). The coat is long, sometimes slightly wavy, on the ears, paws, tail is especially long, characteristic of the breed.